Smith v. Durden

276 P.3d 943 (2012)

2012-NMSC-010

Walter F. SMITH, III, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Will DURDEN, Denise Durden, William A. DeVries, and Marion DeVries, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 32,594.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 5, 2012.

William G. Gilstrap, P.C., William G. Gilstrap, Daymon B. Ely, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Emily A. Franke, Jane A. Laflin, Butt, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.

Hal Simmons, Albuquerque, NM, for Amici New Mexico Press Association and New Mexico Broadcasters Association.

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff Walter F. Smith, III, a former priest of St.…